Missale secundum usum Romanum (the Orsini Missal) – ms.
Los Angeles, Getty Mus., MS. 87

16th cent. (c. 1520), Italy (Rome)
Vellum, 33.6 x 23.4 cm. Miniatures, borders. Bound between wood boards covered in full red velvet

Commisioned by a member of the Orsini Family (coat of arms). Illuminated by Matteo da Milano
Former owner: Robert Lehman (1881-1969)

Acquired in 2004 (acc. 2004.65)

Cf. T. Kren, K. Barstow, Italian Illuminated Manuscripts in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2005
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